Generally the inside of a cabinet is white - the internal cabinet or carcass material is made from 16mm white melamine particleboard board. This is a less expensive material than laminate, but you can also get this in black and is perfect for a WIR where you might want to keep costs down. Combine it with a timber laminate as a feature, and a mirror for light reflection and it will look and function wonderfully.

Hi Teresa, since you've only just moved in and are not sure, I would suggest wait and live with it until you have a clear directon on how the overall space functions, what your storage pressures are and what your over all style is likely to be. Putting time into a piece that you might remove would be frustrating. Removing a piece now that is functional and fitted is hasty. Budget how much you have to spend on the room and what the room needs. New cabinetry such as this replacement value is quite a few thousand dollars so consider the direction of the room first style wise, then imagine how that piece could be re-born. Once you've done that, if it ruins the flow remove it. The aesthetics can be enhance with a colur change in paint or lime wash but I think it will always be best in the look tha tit is sine the fireplace is built in but loving it with some restorative finish whether it's wax or varnish would give it a lift. It looks like it still works well and the fact that it has the cornice fitted at least has had some thought put into it. Good Luck

I don't think the window it's actually that big a deal. If privacy is the issue you can put a blind on the window, or even develop a little screened off outdoor section with a nice little private garden outlook..........sometimes I deliberately INCREASE windows to powder rooms and ensuite designs to connect boldly with the immediate external spaces with glazing. yes this challenges conventional thoughts on privacy but more often than not when we embrace the constraint and go with it/look at the opportunity it brings, you actually get far more interesting end results and experiences of space. Some of the best high end resorts use this kind of design thought in their bathroom designs that blurs the lines between inside and out. Privacy can be managed/controlled in various ways........... I think the bigger issue here is the attitude of the builder and the way they have gone about it...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Hi Boombie , You could put your lounges into an L shape , with the outside one facing the TV . Both would allow an outlook outside . Remove all the book shelves and have your TV mounted on a wall bracket in the conventional way and not in the corner , with the low cabinets under for the rest of the devices . I would leave the short wall with no cabinets and put a painting in its place . When done, maybe some new blockout curtains in a plain fabric . Spotlight has heaps . Someone else will hopefully have some more ideas . I love your couches but not for me with five grubby grandchildren .